How rich are South Africa's richest this Easter?

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It’s ‘easy’ to make money – when you have money. Compound interest really is the eighth wonder of the world!

As they say, the rich get richer, while the poor stay poor.

Money makes money – and these seven South Africans have made a lot of it over the years.

And by a lot, we mean a LOT!

How they made their money

According to Forbes’ real-time tracking of billionaires, Johann Rupert and his family are the richest in South Africa, with a net worth of $12.7 billion.

The Ruperts are followed by diamond magnate Nicky Oppenheimer, who boasts a net worth of $10.4 billion.

They are followed by Koos Bekker, Patrice Motsepe, Michiel Le Roux, Christo Wiese and Jannie Mouton.

South Africa’s seven-dollar billionaires all made their money in different ways – from luxury goods, diamonds, mining, media, banking and retail.

In terms of the overall world list, South Africa-born Elon Musk remains the world’s richest person with a reported $354.5 billion.

Below, the list of the top seven richest South Africans in the world as of 21 April 2025.

Rank	Name	Last week	This week	Source
176	Johann Rupert & family	$12.7bn	$12.7bn	Luxury goods
241	Nicky Oppenheimer & family	$10.4bn	$10.4bn	Diamonds
1 148	Koos Bekker	$3.2bn	$3.2bn	Media, investments
1 219	Patrice Motsepe	$3bn	$3bn	Mining
1 661	Michiel Le Roux	$2.1bn	$2.1bn	Banking
2 217	Christo Wiese	$1.5bn	$1.5bn	Financial services
2 233	Jannie Mouton & family	$1.5bn	$1.5bn	Retail
TOTAL		$34.4bn	$34.4bn